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The MVP definitely belongs to Nash.
Without him last year, the Suns not only didn't make the playoffs, they finished 13 out of 14 in the Western Conference (with basically the same core group of players). With him this year...1st! Yes, Shaq's team also finished 1st, but in the East. It doesn't take much to lead the lowly Eastern Conference these days. Miami finished 4th and made the playoffs without Shaq last year.
One could argue that the Suns are so good this year is the emergence of Amare Stoudemire. But if you look at his stats from last year, the only real increase in his production is points/game, from 20.6 to 26 this year....and you could attribute that to Nash's league leading 11.5 assist/game.
So, the "Most Valuable Player" belongs to the guy who brought his team from next-to-last a year ago all the way to first this year......NASH!
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